(2464) Nordenskiold Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 January 1939 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Nordenskiold is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nordenskiold is 3.63 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2464
Provisional designation1939 BF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.5 km (#1,913 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0820
Rotation period5.21 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.09
Orbital period5.70 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.58 – 3.81 au
Eccentricity0.193
Inclination0.840°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 19 January 1939

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